...Hallyu began roughly 12 years ago when the rest of Asia discovered Korean soap operas. One of the breakthrough dramas was a series 'Winter Sonata' starring Choi Ji-woo & Bae Young-Joon. After that, more Korean dramas saw their way to foreign shores and Korean films and music started to follow suit. Korean marketing people started to see a Korea-centric trend. They dubbed this flow "The Korean Wave" or Hallyu....

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[Photo & News] "Rooftop Prince" Park Yuchun Heats Up Thailand

The singer and actor's meet-and-greet tour, which was hosted in four cities starting with Shanghai, China on August 25, ended with the Thailand leg at the Siam Paragon's Royal Paragon Hall in Thailand on September 16, according to C-JeS Entertainment's press release Monday.

"Park has all the qualities he need as a Hallyu star on TV and as a K-pop star on stage. His popularity in the region is more than whatever you imagine," a staff related to the event was quoted as saying.

This is Park's first time visiting the city in about a year after promoting SBS "SungKyunKwan Scandal" last September, the officials said.

As the artist had a lot on his plate this year, including his appearance on "Rooftop Prince" and receiving triple crowns at the seventh Seoul International Drama Awards, he was welcomed by fans' congratulating him on his victorious acting career.

Including Shanghai, Shenzhen and Taiwan, the firm said Park's fan meeting tour in Asia was joined by 17,000 fans in total.